Chapter 131

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Chapter 131: The Calamity of the Tang and Ji Families

 

After Zheng Xiucheng agreed to Yang Yinzhu’s plan, the entire business community in Jiangnan was stirred up within three days.

Tang Family, Study.

Tang Mingde’s face was ashen, and his phone rang incessantly.

“Chairman Tang, Fangzheng Group has unilaterally announced the suspension of cooperation with our Tang Group…”

“Chairman Tang, Crown Tianhe Investment Group has requested to withdraw their investment…”

“Chairman, Meili Communications Group…”

One call after another brought nothing but bad news.

Almost simultaneously, Tang Group’s major partners announced their intention to terminate their cooperation with Tang Group!

“How could this happen? How could this happen!?” Tang Mingde’s expression darkened, veins bulging on his forehead.

The Tang family had spent decades establishing their position in Jiangnan’s business world.

Yet now, the Tang family’s allies were declaring their separation from the Tang family!

If it were just one or two companies, it wouldn’t have a significant impact on the Tang family.

But now, with over a dozen companies breaking ties at once, it was undoubtedly a disaster for the Tang family!

What was even more critical was that Tang Mingde hadn’t even heard a reason.

He had no idea what had caused these partners to leave!

…

Meanwhile, at the Ji Family.

Ji Dongshan was furious, his face pale, as he pushed all the documents off the table.

“These bastards are willing to pay breach of contract penalties just to sever ties with our Ji family! They won’t even give a reason when asked—what does this mean!?” Ji Dongshan shouted.

Ji Rumei squatted down, slowly picking up the documents that had fallen to the ground and placing them back on the table, gently advising, “Dad, don’t get angry, stay calm. These companies are willing to pay hefty breach of contract fees to end their cooperation with us for a reason. We can send someone to investigate.”

Ji Dongshan shook his head, his expression still grim.

He knew that getting angry wouldn’t help, but he couldn’t calm down!

Regardless of the reasons behind these companies’ actions, their decisions were a significant blow to the Ji family!

It was easy to foresee that after today’s events, the stock price of Huaben Group, under the Ji family, would plummet, leading shareholders to flee, and Huaben Group would collapse!

Although the Ji family had other side businesses, they primarily relied on Huaben Group!

If Huaben Group fell, the Ji family would fall too!

In this situation, Ji Dongshan couldn’t maintain his composure.

The Ji family had worked for over a hundred years to develop their status in Jiangnan; if it were to be destroyed under Ji Dongshan’s watch, how could he face his ancestors?

“We must find a way to salvage this!” Ji Dongshan said, his eyes red.

Ji Rumei furrowed her brows and said, “Dad, I will find out the reasons behind these companies’ actions. Give me half a day.”

Ji Dongshan rubbed his temples and nodded.

…

On the weekend, Fang Yu lay on his bed, contemplating some matters.

He wanted to take a trip to the Northwest’s Juefeng to see what secrets were hidden in the ruins of the Wudu Sect.

A series of recent events had left him feeling puzzled.

Many things that had long disappeared from his memory suddenly resurfaced one by one.

This inevitably made Fang Yu question whether there was something wrong with his past memories or if his understanding at that time was simply incorrect.

If it weren’t for these two reasons, what could have caused these vanished things to suddenly revive?

Revive…

Thinking of this word, Fang Yu’s eyelids twitched, and a flash of inspiration struck him.

It seemed that something truly had revived…

What could it be?

Fang Yu propped his hands behind his head, frowning deeply.

Then, he heard a soft ‘thud’ from outside, followed by Yu Yueyue’s startled scream.

Fang Yu snapped back to reality, got up, and walked out of the room, only to see Yu Yueyue sitting on the floor, rubbing her left knee.

Her knee was slightly red and swollen, looking like it had sustained a serious injury.

Fang Yu approached and helped Yu Yueyue up, guiding her to sit on the sofa.

“Brother Fang Yu, did I wake you up?” Yu Yueyue asked apologetically. “I saw it was almost noon… Mom isn’t taking a day off today, so I thought I’d cook some noodles…”

“How did you injure your knee?” Fang Yu asked.

“I accidentally fell during rehearsal yesterday afternoon, so I took a leave today and didn’t go to rehearsal…” As she spoke, Yu Yueyue sighed lightly, looking worried. “The school anniversary gala is next week; I hope my knee will be better by then.”

“It’s just a minor injury; I can help you heal it,” Fang Yu said.

“Brother Fang Yu, you… can heal?” Yu Yueyue’s eyes widened in surprise.

When Fang Yu had reattached her broken right foot, she had been unconscious. Afterward, Wang Yan hadn’t mentioned it to her, so she had never known.

Fang Yu didn’t respond; he simply extended his right hand and placed it on Yu Yueyue’s left knee.

Yu Yueyue’s body trembled slightly, and her face flushed.

Then, she felt a warm current flowing through her knee, which was very comfortable.

“Brother Fang Yu’s hand is so warm… If I could hold it, it would definitely feel even better,” Yu Yueyue thought as she looked at Fang Yu.

Ten seconds later, Fang Yu withdrew his hand.

“All done; it should be fine now. You can stand up and try,” Fang Yu said.

Yu Yueyue felt a bit regretful that Fang Yu had taken his hand away, but upon hearing his words, she stood up and gently moved her left foot, feeling no discomfort.

Then, she tried stomping her left foot and still felt no pain.

“Brother Fang Yu, my knee is really better!” Yu Yueyue exclaimed in delight, looking up at Fang Yu.

Fang Yu picked up a cup and took a sip of water.

“Brother Fang Yu, you must be hungry. I’ll go cook some noodles for you,” Yu Yueyue said.

“I’ll do it; I don’t have confidence in your cooking skills,” Fang Yu stretched and stood up.

“Then I’ll help you!” Yu Yueyue said.

…

After lunch, with her left knee injury healed, Yu Yueyue hurried to school for rehearsal.

Fang Yu had planned to take a short nap before heading to the Northwest’s Juefeng.

However, just as he was about to rest, he received a call from Qin Yimo.

“I’m going to an art exhibition tonight. Can you accompany me?” Qin Yimo asked.

“I feel like you’ve developed a dependency on me lately, which isn’t a good sign,” Fang Yu replied.

Qin Yimo was silent for a moment before saying, “I told you before that my grandfather recalled everyone around me back to Yancheng… Recently, the dangers lurking around me have increased, and I have no other way.”

Fang Yu thought for a moment and sighed.

After all, Qin Yimo was the granddaughter of Qin Wudao.

The reason Qin Wudao did this was that he believed Fang Yu wouldn’t let his granddaughter come to harm.

“Alright, I’ll see you later. I need to rest a bit,” Fang Yu said.

…

Two hours later, Fang Yu was sitting in Qin Yimo’s car.

Looking at Fang Yu, who was half-asleep and visibly impatient, Qin Yimo felt quite displeased.

If she had a reliable bodyguard by her side, she wouldn’t have to come to Fang Yu!

“If you didn’t want to come, you could have just refused me. Since you’re here, there’s no need to give me a long face. Also, I will pay you accordingly; I won’t let you work for free,” Qin Yimo couldn’t help but say.

Fang Yu wasn’t impatient; he just hadn’t fully woken up.

However, since Qin Yimo was offering him compensation, he certainly wouldn’t refuse.

“For payment, please try to give me monster inner cores. I’m in need of those; I don’t lack anything else,” Fang Yu said.

Qin Yimo turned her head away and fell silent.

The car fell into silence.

After about ten minutes, Qin Yimo suddenly remembered something and asked Fang Yu, “The person who cursed me that day…”

“Dead,” Fang Yu replied.

He had used a soul-chasing talisman to leave a mark on that person’s soul, intending to find him when he returned to his base.

But unexpectedly, two days ago, Fang Yu could no longer feel the mark he had left.

Fang Yu didn’t believe anyone could use magic to remove the mark he had left.

So there was only one possibility: the person who had cursed her was already dead, which was why the mark had disappeared.

As for how that person died, there were many possibilities, but speculating about it was meaningless.

“Dead?” Qin Yimo’s expression changed slightly.

“Yeah, my leads have run dry. To find out this person’s identity, you’ll have to rely on your Qin family to investigate,” Fang Yu said.